BROOMFIELD, COLO. — Old Chicago Pizza & Taproom has signed franchise development agreements with three of its existing franchise partners to open nearly two dozen new restaurants. These agreements will grow Old Chicago’s footprint across eight states. Among existing franchise groups to sign new agreements are the Johnson Group, which has plans to bring three restaurants to Wyoming and Montana.
Old Chicago operates in 24 states with more than 100 restaurants nationwide. Broomfield, Colo.-based CraftWorks Restaurants &a Breweries, Inc. is the largest craft brewery restaurant operator in the country with nearly 200 franchised and company-owned restaurants primarily operating under the Old Chicago Pizza & Taproom, Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurants, Rock Bottom Restaurants & Breweries and ChopHouse & Brewery brands.